Chemicals and Drugs

Serpentine Asbestos

A type of asbestos that occurs in nature as the dihydrate of magnesium silicate. It exists in two forms: antigorite, a plated variety, and chrysotile, a fibrous variety. The latter makes up 95% of all asbestos products. (From Merck Index, 11th ed, p.893)

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Abstract

A type of asbestos that occurs in nature as the dihydrate of magnesium silicate. It exists in two forms: antigorite, a plated variety, and chrysotile, a fibrous variety. The latter makes up 95% of all asbestos products. (From Merck Index, 11th ed, p.893)

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Asbestos, Serpentine
  • Serpentine (Mineral)
  • Antigorite
  • Asbestos, Serpentine, Chrysotile (Mg3(OH)4(Si2O5))
  • Chrysotile

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

serpentine refers to the mottled or spotted surface resembling a serpent's skin

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History Note

94; CHRYSOTILE was (NM) 1974-93

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Previous Indexing

  • Asbestos (1969-1993)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D01w.524w.500.050
  2. D01w.578w.725w.050w.075
  3. D01w.578w.725w.500.050
  4. D01w.837w.725w.700w.760w.070w.110
  5. D01w.837w.725w.700w.760w.535.400

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Serpentine Asbestos. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017632. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017632
  2. Serpentine Asbestos. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76738968